Strange new object found at edge of Solar System
A large object has been found beyond Pluto travelling in an orbit tilted by 47 degrees to most other bodies in the solar system. Astronomers are at a loss to explain why the object's orbit is so off-kilter while being almost circular.
Some kind of far-flung Bracewell probe awaiting a directed transmission? You never know . . .
And whatever became of "Santa"?
2 comments:
Interesting. ETI MIGHT use a large planetoid ("Buffy" could be up to 1/2 Pluto-sized) in which to embed a probe for reasons of orbital stability. An out-of-ecliptic orbit might also be better for "keeping tabs" on the upstarts "below" and would make collisions with other solar-system bodies much less likely (so I'm guessing). Und zo -- Buffy the planetary-SETI skeptic-slayer!
WMB--
I think that's a plausible hypothesis.